Europe's newly tested space plane aims for next launch in 2019

February 23, 2015 7:24 PM

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Europe's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle robotic space plane is pulled out of the ocean after its first test flight on Feb. 11, 2015. European Space Agency officials are already planning the spacecraft's next test. (ESA/Tommaso Javidi)

With one reportedly flawless test flight already under its belt, officials are already planning a European space plane for its next test.